Kretzmann's Popular Commentary
Nehemiah 13:17
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, the members of the higher classes of the province in general, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the Sabbath-day?
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, the members of the higher classes of the province in general, and said unto them, What evil thing is this that ye do, and profane the Sabbath-day?
Verse 17. _I CONTENDED WITH THE NOBLES_] These evils took place through their negligence; and this I proved before them....
CHAPTER 13 _ 1. The separation of the mixed multitude (Nehemiah 13:1)_ 2. The unholy alliance repudiated (Nehemiah 13:4) 3. Nehemiah's action in behalf of the Levites and singers (Nehemiah 13:10
SOME DETAILS OF NEHEMIAH'S RULE. This section, taken for the most part from Nehemiah's memoirs, deals with his zeal for the sanctity of the Temple (Nehemiah 13:4), his organisation for the maintenance...
_Then I contended_ cf. Nehemiah 13:11. _the nobles of Judah_ A different word (_ḥorim_) from that used for the rulers in Nehemiah 13:11....
4. Labor and merchandising is forbidden on the Sabbath. TEXT, NEHEMIAH 13:15-22 15 In those days I saw in Judah some who were treading wine presses on the sabbath, and bringing in sacks of grain and...
_THERE DWELT MEN OF TYRE ALSO THEREIN, WHICH BROUGHT FISH, AND ALL MANNER OF WARE, AND SOLD ON THE SABBATH UNTO THE CHILDREN OF JUDAH, AND IN JERUSALEM._ No JFB commentary on these verses....
THE REFORM OF ABUSES The reforms embraced the separation of Israel from the mixed multitude and the abolition of certain abuses that had arisen in connexion with the chambers of the Temple, the provi...
WHAT EVIL.. THE SABBATH] The protests made by the prophets and others against the profanation of the sabbath (see Ezekiel 20:12; Ezekiel 20:20; Ezekiel 44:24;...
THE *JEWS BUILD JERUSALEM’S CITY WALL AGAIN NEHEMIAH _ROBERT BRYCE AND ROBERT BETTS_ CHAPTER 13 Twelve years after the people rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem, Nehemiah returned to Persia. Some tim...
Nehemiah also discovered something else when he returned to *Judah. He saw that some of the people were working on the 7th day of the week. They were also loading grain on horses. Maybe some of this w...
(15-22) Vindication of the Sabbath....
THAT YE DO. — The nobles, in the absence of Nehemiah, had been responsible, and the sin is charged upon them. The appeal supposes their familiarity with the express prediction of Jeremiah and its lite...
וָ אָרִ֕יבָה אֵ֖ת חֹרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וָ אֹמְרָ֣
THE RIGOUR OF THE REFORMER Nehemiah 13:1 THERE is no finality in history. The chapter, that seems to be rounded off with a perfect conclusion always leaves room for an appendix, which in its turn may...
A DISOBEDIENT AND GAINSAYING PEOPLE Nehemiah 13:15 Let us remember to keep perpetual Sabbath in the heart, whatever be our outward life. In this life there is a Sabbath rest for the people of God, He...
In this final section we have the account of Nehemiah's last reformation, After building the wall he had evidently gone back to the court of the king. Twelve years later, seeking permission, he return...
Reader! doth it not strike thy mind while reading this account of the profanation of the sabbath, that there is but too great a resemblance between the days of Nehemiah and the present, in this crying...
It's Not How You Start I. INTRODUCTION II. Nehemiah 13:1-31 (NKJV) On that day they read from the Book of Moses in the hearing of the people, and in it was found written that no Ammonite or Moabite...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 12 AND 13. We have already seen that gladness was the portion of the people; a joy which acknowledged God, for God had preserved the people and had blessed th...
Then I contended with the nobles of Judah, and said unto them, What evil thing [is] this that ye do, and profane the sabbath day? Ver. 17. _Then contended I with the nobles_] Heb. With the white ones...
_Then I contended with the nobles_ Their chief men and rulers; whom he charges with this sin, because, though others committed it, it was done by their countenance or connivance, probably by their exa...
1 Vpon the reading of the Law, separation is made from the mixed multitude. 4 Nehemiah at his returne, causeth the chambers to bee cleansed. 10 He reformeth the offices in the house of God. 15 The...
SEPARATION FROM MIXTURE (vv. 1-3) At this same time, of which chapter 12:27-47 speaks, they read in the Book of Moses that no Ammonite or Moabite should ever come into the assembly of God, because o...
15-22 The keeping holy the Lord's day forms an important object for their attention who would promote true godliness. Religion never prospers while sabbaths are trodden under foot. No wonder there wa...
THE NOBLES OF JUDAH, i.e. their chief men and rulers; whom he chargeth with this sin, because though others did it, it was by their countenance or connivance, and they should and might have punished a...
Nehemiah 13:17 contended H7378 (H8799) nobles H2715 Judah H3063 said H559 (H8799) evil H7451 thing H1697
ENSURING THE PURITY OF JERUSALEM BY THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE SABBATH (NEHEMIAH 13:15). Having purified the Temple and Temple worship, Nehemiah now turns his attention to the city of Jerusalem. This too...
CONTENTS: Cleansing the temple. Nehemiah's second visit to Jerusalem and his further reforms. CHARACTERS: God, Nehemiah, Eliashib, Tobiah. CONCLUSION: Nothing grieves a godly man more than to see th...
Nehemiah 13:6. _In the thirty second year of Artaxerxes._ Having been governor in Jerusalem twelve years, Nehemiah returned _to the king,_ at Babylon; and after a residence of about twelve months at t...
_And I came to Jerusalem, and understood of the evil that Elashib did._ THE RELIGIOUS REFORMER Remark-- I. The state of Jerusalem during Nehemiah’s absence. II. The reforms he achieved. 1. His pu...
_In those days I saw in Judah some treading wine presses on the Sabbath._ KEEPING THE SABBATH In reforming the evil of Sabbath desecration Nehemiah-- I. Contended with the nobles, or Jewish aristoc...
_Remember me, O my God, concerning this _ THE MERCY OF GOD CHIN ORIGIN OF THE REWARD OF GOOD WORKS Learn-- I. That to make provision for maintenance of God’s worship and the ministers thereof is a w...
NEHEMIAH 13:15 Dealing with Sabbath Breaking. The community once again sins, this time by breaking the SABBATH by trading. ⇐...
EXPLANATORY Notes.] NEHEMIAH 13:1. ON THAT DAY] This is to be understood in the same sense as _at that time_, in chap. Nehemiah 12:44. But no doubt public readings of the law took place frequently dur...
EXPOSITION NEHEMIAH'S EFFORTS FOR THE REFORM OF RELIGION (Nehemiah 13:1). After having exercised the office of governor for twelve years, from B.C. 444 to B.C. 432, Nehemiah had had occasion to visit...
On that day they read in the book of Moses in the audience of all the people; and therein was found written, that an Ammonite and the Moabite should not come into the congregation of God for ever; Bec...
Isaiah 1:10; Jeremiah 13:18; Jeremiah 22:2; Jeremiah 5:5; Micah 3:1;...
Nobles — Their chief men and rulers; whom he charges with this sin, because though others did it, it was by their countenance or connivance: probably too by their example. If the nobles allowed themse...